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Hi guys I recently saw due to reddit api Apollo is going under on Jun 30th. I remember the dev mentioning he would give an option to decline refunds (similar to tweet bot).

Do you know if he will give this option on June 30th or is there a process?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We should ask the Apollo developer to make changes to his app to point to Fediverse-based alternatives. That way he doesn't have to abandon his application and we don't lose one of the best apps.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

So far the Dev (who has/is active on Mastodon) has said he’s not immediately planning on developing Apollo for the fediverse. Which I can understand, he must feel pretty burnt, and probably burnt out. He’s a nice dude, I really wish the best for him whatever he chooses to do next.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are projects that aim to provide a compatibility layer for Lemmy API to make it looks like Reddit API. When it's finished, all the devs need to do is to update their apps to point to the new API server instead of reddit's API server. Still not ready yet, but when they do, I'm sure people will notify those developers about them so they can consider to update their app to support Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Would love some pointers. Maybe I can help out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere by the Apollo dev, but I'm sure it's a process hes taking care of through Apple.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He is making an refund screen (to Apollo I believe), where you can choose, if you want refund or not. I think the refund screen will appear on June 30

I'm not gonna ask for refund (I actually donated more), the app was worth every penny

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the app was worth every penny

Agreed. It was a great app while it lasted. Wish him the best on what he decides to do going forward.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Make sure to install Pixelpal, if you haven't yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I thought you had to request the refund through Apple (which you would be entitled to), but he asked us not to.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

He stated that he had been working with an Apple employee that was guiding him through the process of how to return all of the money to the subscription users. He stated the estimated value of the return would approximately be 250k out of his pocket if everyone asked for a prorated refund but that there would be a way deny the refund if you wished. Never did he ask users not to ask for a refund.

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